Organisations like The World Bank and MapAction are
now collaborating with Dr Parker directly, working alongside the disaster
assessment teams.

Dr Parker said:
"Saturday's earthquake in Nepal occurred in one of the world's most
landslide-prone regions.

"Landslide hazards are expected to account for a substantial proportion
of losses and damage produced by this event. ShakeSlide provides a first-order prediction of
the probability of landsliding across regions affected by seismic shaking,
using ground motion data published by the United States Geological Survey.

"The predictions
are based on a statistical analysis of spatial patterns of landslides triggered
by a sample of large earthquakes in the USA, New Zealand, Taiwan and China.

"The model
predictions provide a rapid, first-order assessment of earthquake-triggered
landslide hazards, and are currently being used to guide efforts to map
landslide damage caused by Saturday's earthquake in Nepal."

Dr Parker's preliminary predictions are being used on
the ground to assist the post-disaster response.

The information is helping relief agencies assess the
extent of damage across tens of thousands of square kilometres affected by this
earthquake.